Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-14
MONROVIA.
A Southern California Pa
radise.
WONDERFUL GROWTH.
The Palatial Houses of MilliOnaires.
Description of a Lovely
Place.

Description of a Lovely
Place.
The past ten months has been one of un
precedented booms in Los Angeles county
Many new towns have been laid out ant
improved steadily. The thrifty people
of the East seek this land of semi.trop
ical scenery, sunshine and health, here
to remain the rest Of their days. South
California offers inducements to them
that no other section in the United States
does. Hence the immigration to this
favored spot. With this immigration
come men of shrewdness, ability and
enterprise, and when they center their
ideas on any particular spot it is certainly
worthy of consideration and bound ia
boom. Of the many towns that have
enjoyed booms,
MONRovIA LEADS
Them all. This town is situated at tht
base of the Sierra Madre range, fifteen
miles east of Los Angeles city. in trop
ical locality, sheltered by the lofty
mountains in the rear and their long
sloping spurs on the right and left, thus
protecting the land from all cold cnr.
rents OF air and leaving sunny slope Of
mellow earth of most astonishing fer.
tility. watered by the pure streams from
the granite mountains, distributed from
reservoirs wherever their use is required.
To Mr.. w. N. Monroe and his most &C.
complished wife belong the honor and
credit of setting forth the rich resources
of this favored spot. Here this happy
couple pitched their tent in the dense
chaparral, surrounded by great for.
est of evergreen oaks. in September,
1884, and commenced the development
of their ideal of beautiful home.
Their industry was constant, their
ambition lofty and true. The smoke of
their burning brush and brambles fes.
tooned the sun by day aud the moon by
night, and the sound of the woodlands .
axe vexed the air from morn till eve
until 700 acres of mellow, sandy loan
were spread open to the sun and dew.
and the plo wman and planter supplanted
the chopper and the burner of brush,
and to-day Monrovia can be called the
tropical paradise of Southern California.
Gentlemen of culture, who have travelled
throughout Italy, Francs, England and
most of Europe pronounce it the
MOST BEAUTIFUL SPOT
They have ever seen. Here the air is
loaded with most delicious fragrance
from orange groves and the profusion OF
flowers and blossoming shrubbery that
springs spontaneously from every field
and vacant lot.
Tree planting is and has been the Or
der of the day for come months past,
and Monrovia, with its splendid ,loca.
tion, its broad avenues and intersecting
stree will soon be lined with miles Of
beautiful trees trimmed in variety of
shapes, and with mechanical exactness.
THE GROWTH OF MoNRovIA
Has been simply marvellous, while the
price of real estate has advanced to
fabulous prices. Lots in the center of
the town on Magnolia and Myrtle ave-
nues, the principal thoroughfares, sold a
year ago for $l00 and $3.50. The size of
these lots are 50xl60 feet, and to-day
they cannot be bought for less than
from $4,000 to $500. Lots and property
all over Monrovia has also increased at
at the same ratio. ). 1. Case, the pro.
prietor of J. 1. c., the famous race
horse. and the large threshing machine
works at Racine, Wis, and j. M. Stude.
baker, proprietor of the Studebaker
wagon works, of South Bend, Ind, have
invested 500, 900 each in land and town
lots, end are now preparing to build
$l2 900 residences.
Messrs. Case and Studebaker have di.
vided their 500 acres into lots and will
sell only to actual settlers who intend to
build. They reserve, however, ten
acres each, which will be laid out for
their own residences, which will be built
this fall. The main avenue in this divis-
ion has been named Grace avenue, in
honor of Mr.. Cases lovely daughter.
This property lies along the foothills.
THE PEOPLE OF MoNRovIA
Are of the very best class and very well.
to.do. Indeed, it may be said, with a
reasonable degree of certainty, that
Monrovia, for it's size, has more wealthy
people who have built splendid and
costly homes than any other town in
Southern California. The salubrity
of the climate and picturesqueness Of
Monrovia have made it one OF the most
desirable places for residence in the
world. Many of the wealthiest Los
Angeles people, who have palatial resi-.
dences, surrounded by every luxury
that money can buy, have been convert.
ed to fair Monrovia by single visit.
Comparatively speaking, very little
flaming advertising has been done to
boom the town. 1t was not necessary,
for many of those who have erected
costly residences were enchanted with
the place on their first visit.
THE RESIDENCES.
In order to give the public an idea O.
the money that has already been invested
in residences, we mention among th'
many the following:
w. N Monroe, $4,000.
Hon. z. F. Spence, $4,000.
John D. Bicknell, $4,000.
J. 1. Case, $4,000.
Mrs. Remi Nadeau, $4,000.
Gen. w. A. Pile, $1,000.
w. E. Little, of Washington, $4,000
20. Monroe, $4,000.
H. q. Culver, $4,000.
Grand View Hotel, $4,000.
Monrovia Hotel, $4,000.
M. s. Monroe, $4,000.
John Thomas, East Los Angeles
$4,000.
Captain Ainsworth, of Oakland, SIS
900.
Among the many holders of fine resi-
dence lots who intend to build immed
ately are Mrs. Governor Stoneman, Rev
DR.. Mcdonald, of Boston; Woodhead
Gay, Rev. M. M. Bovard, President 0
the University; j. M. Campbell. j. W
Gardiner, DR.. Clarke, of Los Angeles
G. 8. Bailey, d. b., Drs. Stewart, o